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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) released the following statement following news reports that Apple will exclude IAM CORE members in Towson, Md. from certain educational and medical benefits offered to all other Apple employees. “Despite the news from Apple today, our goal is still the same. We
Read moreIAM Local 4 in Saint Mary’s County, MD hosted a candidate forum about military veterans and labor issues to allow members to hear from some of the runners in upcoming local and state elections. Local 4 invited all of the candidates running for every race in Maryland: Maryland’s Governor, Comptroller, State Senator, House of Delegates,
Read moreFor more than 25 years Jim Smith, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired IAM Eastern Territory Chief of Staff, has wanted to memorialize military veterans in his South Lebanon, OH community, where Smith serves as mayor. His vision became a reality after raising funds for the construction of the South Lebanon Veterans Memorial. The
Read moreMore than 400 Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) workers at 19 locations successfully completed a two-year process from voting to be IAM members to signing their first collective bargaining agreement. Library employees who were part of the negotiations team proudly signed the new contract with management at the Loch Raven Library in Towson, MD on September 13. “It’s been a tremendous honor to get
Read moreThe national agreement includes substantial wage increases for service workers each year of the contract: 4.25% in year one and 5% in years two and three, and eliminates entry rates as of October 1, 2022. All classification workers will also receive a yearly wage increase: 3.25% in years one and two and 3% in year
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